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Feeding Tube Placement During Upper Endoscopy

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 43246

A flexible scope is passed through the mouth into the stomach and used to guide the placement of a feeding tube that passes directly through the abdominal wall into the stomach. The scope shows the right spot from inside so the tube can be brought through safely and secured. It is done for people who cannot swallow enough food safely and need nutrition delivered straight into the stomach.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Feeding Tube Placement During Upper Endoscopy cost?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,548 to $5,888.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $8,511
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Connecticut· 5th of 51

$4,571

IN $6,310ND $200

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.